Country Risk Rating

In a bid to put an end to long-running claims for compensation by the US, and to normalise trading relations with the world's largest economy, Libya has reportedly proposed a comprehensive... 2008-04-08

The latest round of talks on the future of Western Sahara ended without any further progress. The talks, held near New York City in mid-March, achieved little except an agreement... 2008-04-08

Tunisia's president, Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, has said that changes will be made to the constitution to allow more candidates to contest the 2009 presidential election. Under the... 2008-04-08

The Moroccan authorities have outlawed the al Badil al Hadari (Civilised Alternative) party after arresting its leader, Mustapha Moatassim, in an anti-terror raid in late February.... 2008-02-28

Relations between Tunisia and Morocco remain friendly: February saw the 14th round of the High Joint Moroccan-Tunisian committee in Tunis, which concluded with the signing of eight... 2008-02-27

Our short-term political risk rating has risen slightly on the back of an improved score for policy continuity, which reflects the increasing likelihood that President Bouteflika... 2008-02-27

A group led by Muammar Qadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, has conducted negotiations with Islamist rebel group Fighting Islamic Group in Libya (FIGL) and is now preparing to release around... 2008-02-27

At the time of writing, interior ministers from across the Arab world were convening in Tunis for their annual meeting. This year, terrorism is top of the agenda, with ministers debating... 2008-02-04

Following on from Muammar Qadhafi's high-profile visit to France in late 2007, January 2008 saw the first official visit by Libyan official to the US in 25 years when Foreign Minister... 2008-02-01

January saw no let up in the spate of terrorist attacks that is plaguing Algeria. On January 29, a car bomb exploded in the town of Thenia, east of the capital Algiers, targeting... 2008-01-31